§ Mrs. Lena Jegerasked the Minister of Labour what are the latest available weekly and hourly earnings for men and women in industry, compared with 12 months earlier.
§ Mr. HattersleyIn the industries and services covered by the Ministry's half-yearly inquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers, the average earnings of all full-time men and all full-time women were as follows:—
Average Weekly Earnings Men (21 years and over) Women (18 years and over) £ s. d. £ s. d. April, 1966 20 5 0 9 19 5 April, 1967 (the latest available date) 20 11 7 10 4 2
Average Hourly Earnings Men (21 years and over) Women (18 years and over) s. d. s. d. April, 1966 8 8.7 5 2.2 April, 1967 (the latest available date) 8 11.1 5 4.1